Today in Palmyra, Syria, two United States Army soldiers and one civilian U.S. interpreter were killed, and three were wounded.

The attack occurred as the soldiers were conducting a key leader engagement. Their mission was in support of on-going counter-ISIS / counter-terrorism operations in the region.

I strongly condemn the cowardly terrorist ambush targeting a joint U.S.–Syrian government patrol in central Syria.

We mourn the loss of three brave U.S. service members and civilian personnel and wish a speedy recovery to the Syrian troops wounded in the attack.

We remain committed to defeating terrorism with our Syrian partners.

The Internal Security Command had issued prior warnings to partner forces in the Badia (Desert) region about the possibility of a breach or expected ISIS attacks.

The International Coalition forces did not take the Syrian warnings regarding a potential ISIS attack into consideration.

The attacker had no leadership role within Internal Security and was not part of the command’s entourage.

An individual affiliated with ISIS opened fire at the entrance of one of the headquarters in the Palmyra desert.

A joint tour was underway between the International Coalition command in Syria and the Internal Security leadership in the Badia at the time of the shooting.

The assailant was neutralized after an exchange of fire with Syrian security forces and International Coalition troops.

We mourn the loss of three Great American Patriots in Syria, two soldiers, and one Civilian Interpreter. Likewise, we pray for the three injured soldiers who, it has just been confirmed, are doing well.

This was an ISIS attack against the U.S., and Syria, in a very dangerous part of Syria, that is not fully controlled by them.

The President of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, is extremely angry and disturbed by this attack.

There will be very serious retaliation. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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After the attack, we sent F-16 fighter jets to fly over Palmyra in a show of force.